McCain picks Palin for GOP ticket
Selection sets up historic vote in fall

Republican Sen. John McCain on Friday picked little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, reassuring anxious social and fiscal conservatives but muting his own attacks on Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama as too inexperienced to become commander in chief.

To thoughts on this:
(1) There is just a SLIGHT difference between the top of the ticket and the #2 slot.
(2) Palin’s experience is executive…which of necessity grounds itself in actual stuff that has to be done to keep something operating… whether it’s a small town, a state government, or a business.

B.O. has none of this – HIS experience consists of kvetching as a member of the legislative herd, and not an especially productive one at that

The stunning choice sets up a truly historic presidential race – on Nov. 4, Americans will either elect the nation’s first black president or its first female vice president.

Indeed!

Mrs. Palin, 44, still in her first term as governor, brings strong conservative credentials – she opposes abortion rights and gay marriage, supports increased domestic drilling for oil, is a lifelong member of the National Rifle Association and has a son in the U.S. Army who deploys to Iraq next month.

What’s not to like?

Finally, from across the aisle, predictable downtalking:

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel said the choice represented “political panic,” and the Obama campaign put out a quick dismissive statement, saying Mrs. Palin had “zero foreign policy experience.”

“Zero foreign policy experience”…sort of like B.O., eh? Oh…not the same…as noted above, he’s at the TOP of the ticket. (Unless one counts B.O.’s appearance at Euro rock-concert/speech events as foreign policy experience.)

The Chief’s overall reaction:

“Every picture tells a story, don’t it?”